The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-15
THE CHAMPLAIN'S VOYAGE
Ak INTERNATIONAL YAonr CRyrss-Bf w.
II. Murray AND j, ARxoY KNOX.
Rublished By spesiai Arrangement with the
Authors.
THE Sc. LAwRENCE.

comes up at the rate OF five miles an
hour. The rise sud fill a. deep tide
Is some fourteen fee, while the spring
tides, with heavy east wind, rise as
high as twenty feet at the city OF
4aebec.
We seldom picture river es any
thing but smoothly f)wing current,
except when there are rapids for the
waters to rush and am and tumble
down. 1t 10 very different on a great
river like the ST Lawrence. When
the wind meets this tide CT the strong
current OF the riv re- wnward a w,
then geat waves ara for ed, white.
capped, thor,, snsppy aud dangerous
to email crafts. Tbs wiods and the
tides have II cut with each other,
regardless OF the yachtsmsn's comfort
or the Marquis OF Qurensbury's rulee
SesthiDg, angry waters NJ d boisterouJ
winds wrestle AID puff, and fsrcely
cor tend until The winds get blown
and retire.
The water oil the ST. Llwrencs Is OF
Rreenish tinge. and, when riled,
looks like the choppiDg sea in the
English channel. My scqu aintancs
with this river, extending over many
yesre, was made through map when
was boy. The Ut. Lawrence, when
~ hrst knew 1t, was q blue stream
glsz on the eurfaee with como kind
Of shiny varrish that Was cracked aud
peeled o6 in spots, and there was
raooad nail baia a;tnatad nm wall n, I
can remember, down about the mouth
OF the Ssguenay, and about squnter
OF an inch from the shore. It was a
stream as tranquil and blue rs pan
oil skim milk on q pantry shelf, and
except an occasional parallel OF laii.
tude and Q few meridians II had no
distractions In its course to the gulf
found the river quite different
when ! made Its personal acquaint.
ance. This hse, more than any thing
else, taught me not TO put faith In
maps. ksow that railroad maps are
made 10 deceive, but l did not think
that the E0glish Nat1ral Board OF
Education would willingly deceive,
with q bogus chrome nvtr, a small,
unlettered boy, whose father paid
~
eldest child full OF authentic geo.
graphical lore and other solid knowl.
edge.
was surprised at the roughness Of
the water, but a greater surprise
awaited me. We were
ALMOST WRECKED "a A BASIN.
The authorities Kindly allowed us to
n al In Ia
Lpuiee a, @ iebtc. This Is a dock, in.
closed by h'gb, granite walls or en-
bankmenis that rise tLirly lee. above
low water. II is Rr' at 50 ARE, about
800 yards on each slice, al with only
one Email opening outward to the
river. Since our arrival We have slept
on board, and have allowed our crew
to stay on shore a. night, and much
more pleasant We have found il, TO b.
rocked 10 sleep by the gentle swcll Of
the water, thsn TO pass the night in
the finest room In the city.
Yesterday morning, at about 4
o'clock, was asleep q d absorbed In
:. 8 dream. In my dream l was mount.
ed on q nigh maze OF the mustang
race. | thought / was once more q
mustang was buckirg ard was II
ing up aud down on his back, until i
could feel the $50 worth OF gold fill.
irg loos,n snu Dgle 10 my teeth
The brute, with that Inconsistency Of
animals and things In dreams, 6ud.
denly changed 10 a boat that also
bucked, threw me on a rock, ran up
on shore aud began climbing a tree
When swoke i a. o st thought II was
cheese-cheete / he'd eaten the nigh,
before that had caused the dream.
soon found tha, the canee vas yefy
different ont. The yacht was pitch.
ing on heavy rea, shaking her head
and trying TO bScs away from her
anchor. like irighttne horee trying
TO break his halter ia al effort 10 es.
cape from some danger. The wind
was whi,t,ing through the raeed
cabin trunk, and much Of II took q
course down the back Ct my neck
Murray ives on deck wildly yelling
and making signs 10 the crew OF q
lsrse schooner, ard, when he could
spare hls voice for n moment, he WIS
using II In calling on mo to come on
deck.
Here's blessed schooner OF about
amilion tons dragging her anchor and
coming down on cor bow, broadsde
on. Lend hand here, Kucx, 10 psy
of this aJchot cable, or We are lost. -
/ used 10 pay ca The haCds In q
sawmill, and ut that wa considered
quite an expeIt, but with q cable l
had no experience.
Ease aeay-esse away, lively, man /:
while 20 and ease her aft"
/ unhitched the cable; the yacht
backed away, ard the cable whifz ID
through my hands uatil / could see
them smokt. The schooner, the New
Z,alander was her name-wae gaining
on us.
"Bslsy lh,rel belsyl" came tie
order.
know how TO Delay, bu. could no
more Delay that rope than Juld
have stopped Niagara Ia lite fall; and.
besides, my night shirt was most OF Ii
wrapped arouDd my neck, with the
end OF II ssppiDg my face, and thus
interfering with my usefulness. kept
LAYING cable down In that water with
A speed that only Cyrus w. Field
COHNu hhh w WVhAh toNh hhNt
been banging up against the side Of
the dock II a nj oh In the cable had
no. caught on the bovep,it bits. The
schooner was now WITHIN fifteen feet
OF US aud drifting on. Her rail was
ten feet above our deck and she looked
az big "a a man oi.war Her crew,
which consisted of TIRE young men,
were rushli up aud down her deck,
lost like Wild amin a!s Ia cage, only
that wild animals 20 placed do not ex-
press their ieelingo In profans Canadian
French.
"Cut that ropel Cut II quick"
came the order 10 mo through the
roar Of the storm aud the folds Of
the night shirt around my ears.
picked up the COOKS glittering bread
knife from the top Of the cold, cod
stove, and with one whack severed
the rope. Something came whiE !ine
down with q run and bit me on the